ED30 or Facelift S3

[BenGTI]

Hi guys, I know this is a golf forum but what do people think of the S3's I've been thinking of getting one, I already have a gti but obviously an Eddy would be a little upgrade.

Has anyone owned both and have any opinions!?

Thanks

[#ed30]

i had an s3 for a month (cousin went to oz) and i own an edition 30 - im thinking of getting an s3 now, even though i prefer the way the golf feels lighter, the traction (or lack of) is just frustrating me too much now.

[BenGTI]

i had an s3 for a month (cousin went to oz) and i own an edition 30 - im thinking of getting an s3 now, even though i prefer the way the golf feels lighter, the traction (or lack of) is just frustrating me too much now.

Ah okay well i have a normal golf at the moment but i just want more but i dont particularly want a golf straight after having one and as you say... ive heard after a FWD car gets over 300+ bhp they just spin unless its bone dry. Thing is if i get a S3 i would be taking it to stage two so hopefully i would still have fun in one !

[xjay1337]

I had an Audi A3 2.0 TFSI quattro and driving it day to day felt no different to my GTI except for being slower.
you had to be going ridiculously stupid things for you to notice the rear axle do any sort of power in the dry or wet. Snow would be a different story however..

[Jonneh]

I've owned both dude and I swapped my ED30 for the S3 if that helps!

Admittedly mine is a pre-facelift but very little changed mechanically between them. I think that the S3 is a better car in every way. My Eddy was a Stage 1 and had trouble putting the power down. I won't be having those problems with the S3! Plus the interior and particularly the steering wheel in the S3 is SO much better. A flat bottom wheel is a must if you bought one.

[BenGTI]

I've owned both dude and I swapped my ED30 for the S3 if that helps!

Admittedly mine is a pre-facelift but very little changed mechanically between them. I think that the S3 is a better car in every way. My Eddy was a Stage 1 and had trouble putting the power down. I won't be having those problems with the S3! Plus the interior and particularly the steering wheel in the S3 is SO much better. A flat bottom wheel is a must if you bought one.

Thanks buddy! That's why I'm coming away from the idea of getting a Ed30 and getting a s3 yeah the interior is lovely In the S3

I best start car hunting! 

[th3_f15t]

Have you considered an ED35 instead? Bit rarer than the ED30 it seems and being a mk6 has a lot of the nicer bits that us mk5 lot seem to "borrow" for our interiors!

[GrayMK5GTI]

Have you considered an ED35 instead? Bit rarer than the ED30 it seems and being a mk6 has a lot of the nicer bits that us mk5 lot seem to "borrow" for our interiors!

£MEGA for one of those though. It's an ED30 with mk6 interior & body kit.

Exactly the same underneath

[cuprajake]

I got rid of my leon k1 this winter and moved to a a4 quattro, the difference is amazing,

In damp, or wet conditions stage one is pointless the car just can't put the power down, that's with a walk kit and goodyear f1 a2 on.

[Matthewsimone]

Id also go S3 mate although a do much prefer the look of the Golf
Love my standard mk5 Gti but know if a increased the power at all id hate it as find overpowered fwd cars very annoying/frustrating
Friend of mine has a Leon Cupra running around 360bhp and im affraid it's utterly pointless 
Now that power in a S3 would be 

Best of both worlds would be a Golf R mk6-mk7 but big money then!
R32 also a great choice but not particularly fast, £500 road tax and no Booooost could be booring too although they do make a good noise :-)

[th3_f15t]

Hmm, all this talk of more power being too much for a FWD car and people going for an S3... Is it normal that my reaction would be "ah well, lets just put a 4motion system on my GTI, that'll sort traction issues out"?

[Matthewsimone]

Hmm, all this talk of more power being too much for a FWD car and people going for an S3... Is it normal that my reaction would be "ah well, lets just put a 4motion system on my GTI, that'll sort traction issues out"?

:-) that would be my ultimate Gti mate
Actually even prefer the look of the Mk7 performance pack Gti in carbon grey with the Santiago wheels over the Golf R if only it was 4x4
They should have just sacked the R off and gave the option of bigger powered 4x4 Gti 

[BenGTI]

Have you considered an ED35 instead? Bit rarer than the ED30 it seems and being a mk6 has a lot of the nicer bits that us mk5 lot seem to "borrow" for our interiors!

I haven't to be honest, i do live the ED30 but i already have a golf and a mk5 golf to a MK5 golf would just be abit boring i think. 

[BenGTI]

Id also go S3 mate although a do much prefer the look of the Golf
Love my standard mk5 Gti but know if a increased the power at all id hate it as find overpowered fwd cars very annoying/frustrating
Friend of mine has a Leon Cupra running around 360bhp and im affraid it's utterly pointless 
Now that power in a S3 would be 

Best of both worlds would be a Golf R mk6-mk7 but big money then!
R32 also a great choice but not particularly fast, £500 road tax and no Booooost could be booring too although they do make a good noise :-)

S3's are not that terrible in money i think anymore you can get a decent facelift one for 14-15k with pretty good millage but the 4WD in them is just a pull to me, id love a Golf R mk6 but there are hardly any for sale and they are all bloody 5 door!

Thats what people have said that taking a FWD drive car over 300bhp is just pointless as it just cant keep traction 

[TForrest94]

Hmm, all this talk of more power being too much for a FWD car and people going for an S3... Is it normal that my reaction would be "ah well, lets just put a 4motion system on my GTI, that'll sort traction issues out"?

That's the option I'd go for as well! Parts hunting gives something to do as well! Garage midnights golf seems to do alright with the power, and golfzilla as well?